Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)